POISON PILL Definition

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POISON PILL is where the targeted company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer.

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G&A usually refers to the indirect overhead costs contained within the General and Administrative expense / cost categories See also SG&A.

OPERATIONAL GEARING is the higher the proportion of fixed costs relative to variable operating costs, the higher the operational gearing. This results in greater business risk. A retailer has high fixed costs relative to variable costs, so has a lot of business risk. See GEARING and FINANCIAL GEARING.

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